Couscous with roasted courgettes and tomatoes

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  • Number of Servings: 3
Ingredients
150g dry couscous1/2 chicken stock cube2 courgettes, thickly sliced6 small-medium tomatoes, thinly sliced1 small red onion, thinly sliced3 tsps dried thymeJuice of 1 lemon2 tbsp olive oil3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
Directions
Preheat the oven to 200 C / gas mark 6.

Chop the courgette, onion and garlic, and put them in a large bowl. Cover with the olive oil, lemon juice and thyme, and stir until everything's evenly coated.

Transfer the mixture to a large roasting tin, and cook for 15 mins. Chop the tomatoes while you wait.

After 15 mins, add the tomatoes and stir again. Put back for another 20 mins.

While that's cooking, mix about 200ml of water with the stock cube and mix with the dry couscous. Cover and allow to soak.

When the vegetables are done, mix them and their juices through the couscous. Serve immediately, or chill to enjoy later.

Number of Servings: 3

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOLIEPOMME.

Servings Per Recipe: 3
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 290.1
  • Total Fat: 10.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 519.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 45.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.0 g
  • Protein: 7.8 g

Member Reviews
  • CD10981008
    Nice, light lunch. I enjoyed this. - 2/11/12
  • ROSE-N-SURREY
    haven't tried it yet, but it sounds good. One question however, if you're using a _chicken_ stock cube how can it be vegetarian? - 7/25/10